Emil and the Detectives

Name: Emil and the Detectives
Released: 1931
Rating: 7.3

1931 · Movie · Emil und die Detektive

75 min German

23 votes

FamilyComedyCrime

When a suspicious man bribes Emil with chocolate in return for a bundle of cash, the young lad thinks of a plan to catch him.

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Cast, directors & writers

Rolf Wenkhaus

Emil Tischbein

Käthe Haack

Frau Tischbein

Fritz Rasp

Grundeis

Rudolf Biebrach

Wachmeister Jeschke

Olga Engl

Großmama

Inge Landgut

Pony Hütchen

Hans Joachim Schaufuß

Gustav mit der Hupe

Hans Richter

Fliegender Hirsch

Hans Löhr

Dienstag

Ernst-Eberhard Reling

Gerold

Waldemar Kupczyk

Mittenzwei

Hubert Schmitz

Professor

Gerhard Lamprecht

Director

Erich Kästner

Writer

Billy Wilder

Writer

Emeric Pressburger

Writer

Keywords

berlin, germany based on novel or book railway car

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